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McAfee Security Innovation Alliance (SIA)

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Most organizations deploy security products from multiple vendors that do not interact with each other. In today’s fast evolving threat landscape, this not only increases operational costs, it may even increase risk. Security challenges now require open, collaborative approaches to detect threats, reduce risk, and ensure compliance.

Overview

The McAfee Security Innovation Alliance (SIA) is a technology partnering program that:

Accelerates the development of interoperable security products

Simplifies the integration of these products with complex customer environments

Delivers solutions to maximize the value of existing customer investments, reduce time to problem resolution, and lower operational costs

Central to McAfee’s relationship with each SIA partner is at least one customer use case. Use cases are driven by the needs of mutual customers and are built around innovative integration ideas. Use cases improve threat visibility and create powerful new security behaviors and workflows. For example, an SIA partner might link their real-time monitoring and threat detection with our incident response and compliance reporting.

McAfee SIA partners are screened for leadership and innovation in their respective market segments. With scores of vendors already on board, SIA is fast becoming the security industry’s premier technology-partnering program. For a brief profile of the services each partner provides, browse the SIA Partner Directory.

Each partner begins as an Associate Partner. After implementing at least one use case and completing McAfee integration testing, the partner is promoted to Technology Partner status and the joint solution receives the “McAfee Compatible” logo.

Summary

The McAfee Security Innovation Alliance (SIA) is a technology partnering program created to help accelerate the development of interoperable security products and to simplify the integration of these products within complex customer environments. Working together, McAfee and its partners deliver solutions more comprehensive than those available from any single vendor.

If you are a security or compliance solutions vendor, you, too, can integrate with McAfee’s industry-leading open architecture and reach over 35,000 organizations that have already invested in McAfee’s Security and Risk Management (SRM) solutions. Participation in the SIA allows you to extend your reach and create new revenue opportunities by adding complementary capabilities not found in McAfee’s core offerings. The program also offers joint marketing, lead generation, and channel synergies that help create a win-win scenario for you, our customers, our channel partners, and McAfee.

Today’s sophisticated attacks can cause business disruptions, damage brand reputation, and create legal liabilities. Large organizations deploy solutions from multiple vendors because the truth is no single vendor can meet all of their security and compliance needs. But today’s security threats and economic challenges demand that products from multiple vendors interoperate to provide better protection, reduce operational costs, and streamline the compliance lifecycle.

Partner Integration TracksMcAfee SIA partners choose one of the following integration tracks:

Most SIA partners use a software development kit (SDK) to integrate with the McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) platform, McAfee’s centralized security and compliance management platform used by 35,000 customers, managing 60 million endpoints. McAfee provides help-desk support to the partner’s development effort and then performs compatibility testing.

Partner Participation LevelsMcAfee SIA provides benefits that accumulate as you strengthen your commitment to the partnership.

Associate Partners: Receive access to McAfee engineering resources to make their products compatible with McAfee solutions, and are eligible for several joint marketing opportunities even before completing their integration.

Technology Partners: Actively market their McAfee-compatible solutions. They get all Associate Partner benefits, plus use of the “McAfee Compatible” logo, and participation in additional marketing, customer, and channel events.

Sales Teaming Partners: Selected Technology Partners are invited to become Sales Teaming Partners and collaborate with McAfee sales teams to drive more complete security solutions to large organizations.

Benefits

Technology Benefits

When you enter the program as an Associate Partner with the goal of integrating with the McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) platform, you can download a software development kit (SDK), participate in online training, access our Technical Support KnowledgeBase, and leverage developer support resources. Alliance managers are always available to assist you.

If you have chosen to integrate with our Data Protection portfolio, McAfee will work with you to prioritize the integration on its roadmap.

Sales & Marketing BenefitsMcAfee provides a number of vehicles for you to increase product awareness and generate sales leads. Partners may also be invited to participate in McAfee events to reach key prospects and customers, and execute go-to-market strategies and programs with McAfee.

The following table lists some of the benefits available to our partners. Additional benefits may be available based on the partner’s integration track.

Enablement Benefits

Associate Partners

Technology Partners

Welcome Kit

Access to SIA Technical Lead

Online Technical Product Training

Technical Newsletters

Technology Benefits

Associate Partners

Technology Partners

Not-for-Resale Copy of Relevant McAfee Products

McAfee Product Roadmap Reviews

By Invitation

By Invitation

Access to McAfee SDK and Developer Support (ePO integration track)

Two Contacts

Two Contacts

Access to Technical Support KnowledgeBase (ePO integration track)

McAfee SIA Developer Conference (ePO integration track)

Sales & Marketing Benefits

Associate Partners

Technology Partners

SIA Partner Directory

McAfee Event Exhibition and Sponsorship

By Invitation

By Invitation

"McAfee Compatible" Logo

Product Compatibility Announcement in McAfee Newsletters

PowerPoint Deck for McAfee and Partner Sales Teams

McAfee-Branded Solution Brief (2 pages, customer facing)

By Invitation

McAfee Sales Engineering Training on Joint Solution

By Invitation

Press Release

By Invitation

Yes, Announcing Promotion to Technology Partner

Joint Webinar

By Invitation

Partner Advisory Council

By Invitation

Market Development Funds (MDF)

By Invitation

Requirements

To fully reap the benefits of a technology alliance with McAfee, you must fulfill the McAfee Security Innovation Alliance (SIA) program requirements. Participation in the SIA program has obligations and may require certain fees. We designed the requirements to make it as easy as possible for our partners to achieve compatibility with McAfee products and solutions, and for us to support you in that process. If you have any questions, please contact sia_information@mcafee.com.

Requirements

Associate Partners

Technology Partners

Program Agreement

Assigned Alliance Manager

Assigned Marketing Contact

Two Assigned Development Contacts

Annual Program Fee

Based on Integration Track

Based on Integration Track

Compatibility Testing Fee

Based on Integration Track

Based on Integration Track

Web Page on Primary Website

“McAfee Compatible” Logo Usage on Marketing Materials

Compatibility Testing with Each Major Release

Partner Directory

The McAfee Security Innovation Alliance (SIA) is a technology ecosystem designed to assemble the world’s leading security innovations. With dozens of vendors in various stages of integration, McAfee SIA is fast becoming the security industry’s premier technology partnering program.

SIA partners are screened for leadership and innovation in their respective market segments. Each partner begins as an Associate Partner. After completing McAfee’s integration testing for at least one use case, the partner is promoted to Technology Partner and their integrated product becomes “McAfee Compatible.” Selected Technology Partners that complement the McAfee product portfolio are invited to become Sales Teaming Partners and help McAfee drive more complete security solutions to large organizations.

To find a solution that is right for you, click on a partner name below to learn about their completed or planned integration, or browse our Alphabetical SIA Partner Directory.